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{{Short description|Nigerian politician (born 1939)}}
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{{Infobox Officeholder▼
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| name = Adebisi Akande
| image = Chief A B Akande.jpg
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| caption = Akande in 2019
| office = [[Governor of Osun State]]
| term_start = 29 May 1999
| term_end = 29 May 2003
| deputy = [[Iyiola Omisore]]
| predecessor = [[Theophilus Bamigboye]]
| successor = [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]]
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| term_start1 = 1982
| term_end1 = 1 October 1983
| governor1 = [[Bola Ige]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sunday Afolabi (politician)|Sunday Afolabi]]
| successor1 = Olatunji Mohammed
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|01|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ila Orangun]], Southern Region, [[
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| nationality =
| party = [[All Progressives Congress]]
| spouse =
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| occupation = Politician
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| website = {{URL|https://bisiakande.com}}
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[[Chieftain|Chief]] '''
|url=http://www.inecnigeria.org/index.php?do=political&id=10
|title=Political Parties > Action Congress
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Akande previously served as the [[Deputy Governor of Oyo State|deputy governor of Oyo State]] from 1982 to 1983 during the [[Second Nigerian Republic]], under Governor [[Bola Ige]], following the resignation of [[Sunday Afolabi (politician)|Sunday Afolabi]].
==Background==
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|date=2009-01-23
|publisher=The Nation
|accessdate=2009-11-07}}</ref> Akande was described as the nephew of Chief [[Bola Ige]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/ngguardian/2002/dec/12/article25.html
|title=Legion of non-incumbent governorship aspirants battle for service
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[[image:NigeriaOsun.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Osun State]], [[Nigeria]]]]
Akande was elected governor of Osun State in the [[1999 Osun State gubernatorial election]],
|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2004/08/22/20040822cov03.html
|title=Osun: A Ding-Dong Affair
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050128175507/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2004/08/22/20040822cov03.html
|archivedate=2005-01-28
}}</ref> He succeeded Col. [[Theophilus Bamigboye]], who had been
▲He succeeded Col. [[Theophilus Bamigboye]], who had been named as the military administrator of the State in August 1998, and who handed over power on 29 May 1999.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.globalbiofuelsltd.com/partners/osunstate.html
|title = Osun State
|publisher = Global Biofuels
|accessdate = 2009-11-07
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100109182625/http://www.globalbiofuelsltd.com/partners/osunstate.html
|archive-date = 2010-01-09
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> On 31 May 1999, Akande inaugurated the second Assembly in Osun State.<ref>{{cite web▼
▲On 31 May 1999, Akande inaugurated the second Assembly in Osun State.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.osunstatenigeria.com/
|title=Osun State in Brief
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In January 2000, the Osun State government sacked 143 staff of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, following the
|url=http://www.mediarightsagenda.org/MRM%202000/MRM%20Feb.%202000.pdf
|title=OSBC Sacks 143 Staff, Reorganises Its Directorates
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Akande ran for re-election in 2003, but was defeated by Prince [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]] and Erelu [[Olusola Obada]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP).<ref name=vanedu>{{cite web
|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/27/commissioner-blames-poor-waec-neco-results-on-akande/
|title=Commissioner blames poor WAEC, NECO results on Akande
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In a February 2006 interview, former Senator [[Moji Akinfenwa]] verbally attacked Akande and denied that he was head of the AD. Discussing Akande's feud with his deputy, Iyiola Omisore, he acknowledged that most of the funding for
|url=http://odili.net/news/source/2006/feb/5/602.html
|publisher=Daily Independent Online.
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In October 2009, the Osun State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, blamed the poor performance of Osun State students in examinations on the administration of Akande,
In September 2006, the Akande faction merged with other opposition parties to form the [[Action Congress Party]], which later changed their name to the [[Action Congress of Nigeria]].
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== See also ==
*[[Tunde Eso]]
==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Nigerian Muslims]]
[[Category:Yoruba politicians]]
[[Category:People from Osun State]]
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